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What began as a student movement against job quotas had unveiled deep-rooted economic and political grievances and evolved into a mass uprising that eventually toppled a sitting Prime Minister. Is Bangladesh on the brink of a democratic and economic awakening? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead of the Global Labor Organization, Professorial Fellow at North South University in Bangladesh, and a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Reading in the UK.

What began as a student movement against job quotas had unveiled deep-rooted economic and political grievances and evolved into a mass uprising that eventually toppled a sitting Prime Minister. Is Bangladesh on the brink of a democratic and economic awakening? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead of the Global Labor Organization, Professorial Fellow at North South University in Bangladesh, and a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Reading in the UK.

The message was clear, the official said: Sheikh Hasina no longer had the army's support.

Student leaders have expressed a desire for a new interim government, with Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus serving as its chief adviser.

Here are details of the new protests and their history.

Army chief General Waker-Us-Zaman said Sheikh Hasina had left the country and that an interim government would be formed.

Armoured personnel carriers and troops patrols the streets of the capital, a day after deadly clashes that killed nearly 100 people.

Plice fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse tens of thousands of protesters calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.

Police said they had to use force when protesters in the northeastern district of Sylhet broke through barricades to head for the courts.

Govt eases curfew to contain unrest, lifting it for specific hours to buy essentials; offices reopen for a few hours.

There were no reports of violence or protests on Monday morning and media said curfew would be relaxed for three hours in the afternoon.

Protesters are calling for reform of a quota system that reserves more than half of highly sought-after government jobs for certain groups.

Hundreds of people were injured as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up groups of protesters, who torched vehicles.

Authorities had cut some mobile services to try to quell the unrest but the disruption spread across the country.

Students demand reforms to a quota system that governs distribution of government jobs.